Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) in South Africa
South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) was 61.81 in 2050. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961–2050
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
Analysis
In 2050, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa stood at 61.81. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa peaked at 61.81 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 33.59, in 1966.
That places South Africa 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.22 | — |
| 1962 | 35.72 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 36.1 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 35.61 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.71 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 33.59 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 35.02 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 35 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 35.58 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 35.51 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 35.94 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 36.67 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 36.04 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 37.55 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 39.06 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 39.71 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 41.2 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 42.22 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 43.93 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 44.69 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 45.77 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 44.57 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 41.62 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 41.86 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 39.97 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 39.95 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 39.52 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 40.98 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 42.12 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 43.61 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 43.6 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.22 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 43.27 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 42.24 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 41.43 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 43.64 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 44.29 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 44.25 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.33 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.07 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.68 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 43.94 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 43.98 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.76 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 43.36 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.31 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.41 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.87 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.63 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 44.83 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 45.6 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 44.8 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 45.74 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 42.75 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 41.11 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 44.74 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 43.93 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 42.03 | -4.3% |
| 2030 | 55.39 | +31.8% |
| 2050 | 61.81 | +11.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 61.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.47, 6.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 61.81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.84, 5.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | +31.8% | 42.03 | 55.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.28 | 33.59 | 36.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.78 | 35.51 | 43.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.11 | 39.52 | 45.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.29 | 41.43 | 44.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.45 | 42.76 | 45.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.02 | 41.11 | 45.74 | 10 |
| 2030s | 55.39 | 55.39 | 55.39 | 1 |
| 2050s | 61.81 | 61.81 | 61.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa?
- Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa was 61.81 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.81 in 2050.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.59 in 1966.
- How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).